From:
http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/directdb.htm

Errors in DIRECTDB.DLL or MSOE.DLL generally indicate corruption in the
message store. Start by moving Folders.dbx to an empty Windows folder. You
will lose your folder hierarchy and the lists of newsgroups on the news
servers, but it might get you into OE. Note: The DBX file are hidden files
in Win2K, WinXP and Win2K3.

If that doesn't do it then move all of the DBX files to the same folder as
Folders.dbx. You should now get into OE. Try importing the messages from the
folder you moved the DBX files to. If you can't, you can use one of these
tools to extract the messages:

DBXtract:
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/Default.aspx

DBXpress: {much faster for large files}
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx

Note: It can take a long time (days with really large folders).

The messages can then be dragged from the Windows folder back into a folder
in an open instance of OE.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"sam" wrote in message
...
when i double click my oe desk top icon a box appears "outlook express
could
not start.the application was unable to open the outlook express message
store.your computer may be out of memory or your disc is full.contact
microsoft support for further assistance.(OX800C012E,5) when i click ok
another box appears "outlook express could not be started because
MSOE.DLL
could not be initialized.out look express may not be installed correctly"
ive
used my windows cd to reinstall it and still didn't work. it also won't
let
me install oe upgrades from microsoft.com. anyone got any answers thanks
sam.